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How Gaggle Safety Management Fulfills Your Internet Safety Policy

Gaggle Speaks

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires the adoption and enforcement of an Internet Safety Policy. In conversations with schools and districts across the country, we’ve learned that some districts still don’t have a policy in place, while others struggle to keep them accurate and up to date.

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23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety

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Educators' approach to internet safety in the classroom has changed as the technology and our use of it continues to evolve. In the past, digital citizenship lessons on internet safety focused more on dos and don'ts, like do create safe passwords and don't talk to strangers online.

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Acceptable or Responsible? What’s Your Use Policy?

Tom Murray

Unfortunately, many school districts’ filtering policies were developed before the rise of interactive web tools, social media, and mobile technologies. Therefore, we believe that schools should move from “acceptable use” to “responsible use” policies. These policies typically promote positive behaviors, expectations, and guidelines.

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5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers

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5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers The internet has provided teachers with numerous tools to enhance their students’ learning experience. Internet Safety Tips for Teachers Today’s educators can no longer do without technological resources. Read the data protection policies of online platforms before signing up.

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The Key to A Successful Online Safety Policy

Securly

Well, teaching the school community about their web filtering system will optimize internet safety features and help students/teachers maximize web resources. Outline rules and ramifications of violating the online safety policy. For more information on creating a CIPA-compliant Internet Safety Policy, check this out!

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How students can safely search the internet

Hapara

For example, this women of science internet activity guides learners to visit websites and search for information. Why internet safety for students is important. The internet contains endless websites, content and ways to communicate. Responsible Use Policies.

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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

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CIPA requires schools or libraries eligible to receive discounts through the E-rate program to adopt and implement an internet safety policy. Before they access the internet at school on either a school or personal device, learners are expected to sign an Acceptable Use Policy.